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Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics [#permalink] New post   07 Jun 2016, 17:35
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Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics that undermine their ability to make reasoned judgments that benefit the company. This results in decisions which although, appearing to serve the consensus, are often detrimental to the company’s growth. The company would be better served if the more complex decisions were decided by qualified management consultants from outside the company.

The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?

A majority of managers are not capable of making the complex decisions that can benefit their companies.
The management consultants who would be called would be able to make better decisions than the managers can.
The management consultants would be completely objective and free from all forms of bias.
Managers within a company make errors in most decisions, even routine ones that involve procedure.
Management consultants rarely, if ever, make wrong decisions.
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Re: Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics [#permalink] New post   07 Jun 2016, 19:24
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Because of internal politics managers cannot make sound judgements --> Company should take help from consultants.

Possible Assumption: The consultants are not subjected to any kind of internal politics.

A majority of managers are not capable of making the complex decisions that can benefit their companies. - Incorrect - Restates the premise

The management consultants who would be called would be able to make better decisions than the managers can. - Incorrect - Stated in the argument.

The management consultants would be completely objective and free from all forms of bias. - Correct

Managers within a company make errors in most decisions, even routine ones that involve procedure. - Incorrect - Irrelevant

Management consultants rarely, if ever, make wrong decisions. - Incorrect - Out of scope

Answer: C
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Re: Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics [#permalink] New post   23 Oct 2016, 10:51
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Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics that undermine their ability to make reasoned judgments that benefit the company. This results in decisions which although, appearing to serve the consensus, are often detrimental to the company’s growth. The company would be better served if the more complex decisions were decided by qualified management consultants from outside the company.

The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?

A majority of managers are not capable of making the complex decisions that can benefit their companies.
The management consultants who would be called would be able to make better decisions than the managers can.
The management consultants would be completely objective and free from all forms of bias.
Managers within a company make errors in most decisions, even routine ones that involve procedure.
Management consultants rarely, if ever, make wrong decisions.


Conclusion: The company would be better served if the more complex decisions were decided by qualified management consultants from outside the company.
Premise: Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics that undermine their ability to make reasoned judgments that benefit the company
Assumption: Outside management consultant are not affected by inside politics.

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IncorrectA majority of managers are not capable of making the complex decisions that can benefit their companies.
Nowhere it helps to bridge the gap between premise and conclusion
IncorrectThe management consultants who would be called would be able to make better decisions than the managers can.
Better decision?
CorrectThe management consultants would be completely objective and free from all forms of bias.
This matches with our assumption
IncorrectManagers within a company make errors in most decisions, even routine ones that involve procedure.
Errors in decision?
IncorrectManagement consultants rarely, if ever, make wrong decisions
No way it help us to bridge the gap.
we can you negation test to confirm your answer.
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Re: Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics [#permalink] New post   08 Jun 2016, 08:31
Premise: - Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics that undermine their ability to make reasoned judgments that benefit the company. This results in decisions which although, appearing to serve the consensus, are often detrimental to the company’s growth.
Conclusion:- The company would be better served if the more complex decisions were decided by qualified management consultants from outside the company.
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Without further thought pre-thinking works in this question as it is clear that the assumption is to hire someone who can overcome the existing politics or any form of bias.

The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?

A majority of managers are not capable of making the complex decisions that can benefit their companies. - The premise never says this and implies as though in spite of being capable their hands are tied down hence this is not the assumption.
The management consultants who would be called would be able to make better decisions than the managers can - Not necessarily as explained above.
The management consultants would be completely objective and free from all forms of bias. - Perfect. This logically connects the premise and conclusion.
Managers within a company make errors in most decisions, even routine ones that involve procedure. - Incorrect and out of scope.
Management consultants rarely, if ever, make wrong decisions - Does not flow from the premise logic hence incorrect.
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Re: Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics [#permalink] New post   23 Oct 2016, 13:18
mukulgupta5 wrote:
Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics that undermine their ability to make reasoned judgments that benefit the company. This results in decisions which although, appearing to serve the consensus, are often detrimental to the company’s growth. The company would be better served if the more complex decisions were decided by qualified management consultants from outside the company.

The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?

A majority of managers are not capable of making the complex decisions that can benefit their companies.
The management consultants who would be called would be able to make better decisions than the managers can.
The management consultants would be completely objective and free from all forms of bias.
Managers within a company make errors in most decisions, even routine ones that involve procedure.
Management consultants rarely, if ever, make wrong decisions.


Errors in the options highlighted above...

Try to negate option (C) -

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The management consultants would not be completely objective and free from all forms of bias.


Biased decision making will affect the quality of decision making and weaken the conclusion..

Hence answer will definitely be (C)
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Re: Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics [#permalink] New post   16 Feb 2018, 04:32
mukulgupta5 wrote:
Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics that undermine their ability to make reasoned judgments that benefit the company. This results in decisions which although, appearing to serve the consensus, are often detrimental to the company’s growth. The company would be better served if the more complex decisions were decided by qualified management consultants from outside the company.

The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?

A majority of managers are not capable of making the complex decisions that can benefit their companies.
The management consultants who would be called would be able to make better decisions than the managers can.
The management consultants would be completely objective and free from all forms of bias.
Managers within a company make errors in most decisions, even routine ones that involve procedure.
Management consultants rarely, if ever, make wrong decisions.


Argument: Because managers within a company struggle with internal politics, it would be wise to outsource decision making to management consultants from outside the company.

Gap: Will the decisions taken by management consultants be really useful to the company? Don't the internal politics have any influence on the decisions taken by outside consultants.

Choice C fills the gap saying management consultants take unbiased decisions with sole objective of company's growth. Also negating this choice totally breaks the argument.
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Re: Managers within a company are beset with complicated internal politics [#permalink] New post   28 Sep 2019, 22:31
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tho i know why C is relevant and is an assumption within the scope of the argument. How is B not a fatal blow when negated ????
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